Chapter 331: Audio is a big market

After all, Gao Linqi is just a little kid, although he is the same age as Qin Hai, but except for the circle of playing audio, he doesn't have much experience in other worlds, and he doesn't know much. He heard Peng Tingting talk about Qin Hai and Qin Hai's business, but he didn't particularly care about it at the time, so he met Qin Hai this time, and he didn't regard Qin Hai as a super rich man. Now listening to Qin Hai say that he earned more than 200 million US dollars last year just by selling a kind of "paint spraying machine", he was completely psychologically convinced.

Next, his attitude towards Qin Hai obviously became much more respectful, and he also believed Qin Hai's wild words about developing world-class diaphragms. He is a person who plays with these audio equipment all day long, and he knows the performance requirements of various materials well, but whenever Qin Hai asks a question, he can say a lot of content in a big way.

"Kodaka, how much do you think I can sell in a year if I can produce a better diaphragm than the Texc you said?" After asking some technical questions about the audio materials, Qin Hai's focus shifted to the market. Qin Hai already has some ideas in his heart about these audio material technologies introduced by Gao Linqi, and now it is up to him to see if it is worth putting into practice.

Gao Linqi thought for a while and said: "Where you need to use the diaphragm, one is a speaker, the other is a headphone, there are some good headphones abroad, one can be sold for tens of thousands of dollars, except for some particularly rich people in our country, others must not be able to afford it." I once saw a pair of very expensive headphones in a big family, he let me listen to it for ten minutes, that feeling, really different from other headphones, you listen to its sound, you can feel the sound is sweet. ”

"Name the model, and I'll buy you a pair." Qin Hainiu said dryly.

Gao Linqi's heart skipped a beat, but he still suppressed his desires. waved his hand and said, "How embarrassing is this, how can I ask for Mr. Qin's things for nothing." ”

Qin Haidao: "This is not for you. If I want to develop the best diaphragm, I need to know what is the difference between it and other diaphragms, and if you haven't used the best diaphragms from other countries, how can you identify them? I said I'll give you a pair as a sample. I'll let you try it, but well, when you're done, you can take it. ”

"This ...... I'll talk about that later. Gao Linqi secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva and replied in a snort. If he wants him to say no, he will never be able to do it, but if he wants to accept it gladly, he will not be able to pass the threshold of face.

"Mr. Qin, I'll tell you next." Gao Lin turned away from the headphones. continued: "As I said earlier, audio is a bottomless pit, those of us who are engaged in audio, either we are particularly rich, or we are particularly tech-savvy, relying on the electronic market to buy old goods and assemble them ourselves, so we have to save money, or we can't afford these things at all."

Enthusiasts abroad are much richer than we are. I've read some of the information, and I've heard friends from other countries tell me about it. Foreign audiophiles have a set of audio equipment that costs 100,000 or 1 million US dollars. Just now, you think that Professor Qiao's set of speakers is expensive, just a speaker costs 4,000 yuan, but some people abroad cost tens of thousands of dollars for a speaker at home, and the profits are terrifying. ”

"So, how many people can afford to use such speakers and headphones?" Qin Hai asked.

Gao Linqi said: "I have read the information that says that the world's high-end audio market. It's almost more than $2 billion a year, of which speakers and headphones account for almost half. ”

"There is such a big market." Qin Hai smacked his tongue.

In fact, as early as when Gao Linqi talked to him about the horn diaphragm, Qin Hai remembered that he had been in contact with this information in his previous life. From the early 90s of the last century to the first 20 years of the new century, the material technology related to sound has been updated for as many as four or five generations. The latest technology is in the hands of a few large companies. It is top secret, but the previous generations of technology have no value of secrecy, and there is a lot of discussion in some materials science journals.

At that time, Qin Hai did not do the industry himself, nor did he care about the scale of the audio market. Out of curiosity, he studied several related literatures to see why something like audio actually involves complex material processes. Looking back now, what Gao Linqi said about density, damping, etc., seems to be talked about in those later literatures, but he doesn't know what to do. Now listening to Gao Linqi's words, he understands that this market is so huge, no wonder these large companies will not hesitate to spend a lot of money to upgrade their technology from generation to generation.

As a technology in the mid-to-late 90s and the first 10 years of the 21st century, it was already a phased technology in the industry before the Qinhai crossing, but now, it is an advanced technology far ahead of international giants. Since he has such knowledge, in the face of such a large market, how can Qin Hai let it go.

"Tingting, who in the company is more expert in fiber?" Qin Hai turned his head to Peng Tingting and asked.

Peng Tingting had been shocked by the conversation between Qin Hai and Gao Linqi just now, and when she heard Qin Hai's question, she was stunned for a moment, and then quickly replied: "Engage in fiber...... Is it that Mr. Xia himself is the most expert, it seems that Yu Gong and Liu Gong are also engaged in fiber, but the fibers they are engaged in are not the same, and I don't understand. ”

"Oh, I see." Qin Hai didn't mind, he also knew that Peng Tingting was just a secretary, and he really didn't know much about the technology studied by the company.

Xia Yangjie is researching fiber winding technology, which Qin Hai knows best, and he remembers the next generation of audio diaphragm and speaker materials, which are precisely related to fiber winding, these technologies are also extremely simple, nothing more than choosing the right fiber, through a certain weaving technology, to achieve a specific rigidity, Qin Hai believes that with the technical essentials he remembers, coupled with the technical skills of Xia Yangjie and others, these technologies can be completely restored.

"Mr. Qin, does our company really want to engage in audio materials?" Peng Tingting asked timidly.

Qin Hai smiled: "Of course, Xiao Gao said, this market is worth billions of dollars, why don't we do it?" ”

"That'...... Can Kodaka really help us? Peng Tingting asked again, she and Gao Linqi were high school classmates, so they were naturally very concerned about this matter. If her classmates can be favored by Mr. Qin because of herself, she will also have a bright face.

Qin Haidao: "This depends on whether Xiao Gao is willing or not." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Gao Linqi and said, "Xiao Gao, hearing what you just said, I am really tempted, and I plan to invest millions to develop high-end audio materials." How to study the material, it has nothing to do with you, but there is a lack of people in my company who understand audio, and even if the material is made, I don't know if it is appropriate. If you don't dislike it, I want to hire you as our audio consultant, as long as you work part-time, with a salary of no less than 1,000 yuan a month. In addition, samples of various speakers are purchased by your designation, and you can play as you like, what do you think? ”

"Tingting, look at ......" Gao Linqi looked at Peng Tingting at a loss, wanting the other party to get an idea for him. In the words of later generations, this is called happiness coming too quickly, and he doesn't even know how to greet it.

Gao Linqi's family background is not bad, otherwise he would not be able to afford to play stereo. But the money that his parents can give him is always limited, and he himself works in a factory, with a salary of less than 100 yuan a month, in order to play audio, he is almost thrifty, and he can't even get the money to invite his girlfriend to eat ice cream.

These interpersonal embarrassments are just that, the key is that every time he looks at his favorite components and materials in the thrift market, he is shy, and the feeling of distress makes him unbearable from time to time. As for those high-end stereos that cost thousands or tens of thousands of yuan, he can only watch from a distance and have no chance to play profane, which is simply a torment for the soul of an audiophile.

He asked someone to get in touch with rich players like Qiao Zihe, and did his best to help these people repair power amplifiers and tune audio, on the one hand, to earn some extra money to buy components for himself, and on the other hand, to have the opportunity to get in touch with those high-end audio, have a good time, and satisfy their hunger.

Now, Qin Hai has taken a fancy to his attainments in audio, and is willing to hire him with a monthly salary of not less than 1,000 yuan, and also authorizes him to purchase various high-end audio samples and let him enjoy them.

"I ...... I don't have to pay such a high salary, as long as I can try those speakers, I'll be content. Gao Linqi held back for a long time, and finally came up with such a sentence.

Qin Hai said with a smile: "Xiao Gao doesn't have to be polite, you have such a ability, and you should take this salary." As for the audio, you know best, after you arrive at the company, you tell Yu Haitao, the executive director of the company, the model you want, and he will arrange someone to purchase it. You said that some speakers may not be available in China, and he will be responsible for contacting our branches abroad and buying them according to your list. ”

"Okay, okay!" Gao Linqi said repeatedly, "I am willing to accept this job, I will immediately quit my job in the factory and live in the company every day." ”

"Then we will make a decision, and Tingting will take you to handle your procedures. I'll arrange the rest when I get back. Qin Hai said.

"Xiao Gao, did you step on cow when you went out today, I have worked in the company for four years, and I only have a salary of 400 yuan, and you will get 1000 at once, or Mr. Qin agreed. When you get paid, you must invite my guests! Peng Tingting pouted and said cutely to Gao Linqi.

"That's certain, when the time comes, I'll let Xiaohong go on an appointment with you, on Huaihai Road, you two can eat whatever you want." Gao Linqi patted his chest and promised, it feels great to be a high-paid white-collar worker. (To be continued......)